Man shot during standoff with Idaho sheriff's deputies

A man in his 50s suffered a gunshot wound during a standoff with Canyon County sheriff's deputies at a home east of Nampa. after he refused orders to drop the rifle he was holding, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies responded at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday to a report of a suicidal man with a gun.

Officers called the man and persuaded him to come outside. The man came out of the house with a rifle in his hand and ignored several orders to drop the weapon.

Sheriff-elect Kieran Donahue says one deputy fired at the man, who dropped the rifle and went back into the house.

About two hours later, the man surrendered. He had suffered at least one gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital. No officers were injured.

The deputy who shot the man has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure in an officer-involved shooting.

The Canyon County Critical Incident Task Force is investigating, along with Caldwell police.

Officers have said they won't release the shooting victim's name unless he is charged with a crime.